Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead
Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at the April 25–29, 1971 shows at the Fillmore East in New York City. Some songs on the eponymous live album Grateful Dead were recorded at these shows as well. The album, released in October 2000, was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 6, 2002. Unlike Dick's Picks, Road Trips, Dave's Picks, and certain other of the band's archival series of live album releases, which are simply two-track stereo recordings made from the soundboard during the concert, the shows on Ladies and Gentlemen were recorded on a 16-track multitrack recorder and were mixed down to stereo just prior to the album's 2000 release.Track listing
Disc one
- "Truckin' " – 10:13
- "Bertha" – 6:27
- "Next Time You See Me" – 4:23
- "Beat It On Down the Line" – 3:35
- "Bird Song" – 9:18
- "Dark Hollow" – 3:31
- "I Second That Emotion" – 5:22
- "Me and My Uncle" – 3:39
- "Cumberland Blues" – 5:19
- "Good Lovin' " > – 2:28
- "Drums" > – 5:40
- "Good Lovin' " – 15:00
NoteDisc two
- "Sugar Magnolia" – 5:48
- "Loser" – 6:58
- "Ain't It Crazy " – 5:36
- "El Paso" – 5:34
- "I'm a King Bee" – 8:27
- "Ripple" – 5:15
- "Me and Bobby McGee" – 6:16
- "Uncle John's Band" > – 6:06
- "Turn On Your Lovelight" – 22:18
NoteDisc three
- "China Cat Sunflower" > – 4:52
- "I Know You Rider" – 6:07
- "It Hurts Me Too" – 6:46
- "Sing Me Back Home" – 10:03
- "Hard To Handle" – 9:24
- "Dark Star" > – 13:55
- "St. Stephen" > – 6:06
- "Not Fade Away" > – 3:31
- "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > – 6:27
- "Not Fade Away" – 3:30
NoteDisc four
- "Morning Dew" – 10:29
- "New Minglewood Blues" – 4:23
- "Wharf Rat" – 9:19
- "Alligator" > – 4:04
- "Drums" > – 4:11
- "Jam" > – 9:32
- "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" > – 4:55
- "Cold Rain and Snow" – 5:47
- "Casey Jones" – 6:25
- "In the Midnight Hour" > – 9:49
- "And We Bid You Goodnight" – 3:55
Personnel
Grateful Dead
- Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – organ, percussion, harmonica, vocals
- Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals
- Tom Constanten – keyboards on disc 3, tracks 6–10
Production
- Compilation produced by David Lemieux
- Recorded by Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor-Jackson
- Mixed by Jeffrey Norman
- Tape archivists: Dick Latvala, David Lemieux
- Project coordinator: Cassidy Law
- Archival research: Eileen Law
- Cover design and lettering: Randy Tuten
- Tie dye artist: James Preston
- Photography: Amalie R. Rothschild, Fred Ordower
- Program notes: Blair Jackson
- Assistant engineer: Rudson Shurtliff
Recording dates
- April 25, 1971 – Disc 1, tracks 3–4, 7, 10–12, Disc 2, track 1, Disc 3, tracks 1–2 & 4
- April 27, 1971 – Disc 2, tracks 8–9, Disc 4, track 9
- April 28, 1971 – Disc 1, tracks 5 & 8–9, Disc 2, tracks 2–5 & 7, Disc 3, tracks 6–10, Disc 4, track 3
- April 29, 1971 – Disc 1, tracks 1–2 & 6, Disc 2, track 6, Disc 3, tracks 3 & 5, Disc 4, tracks 1–2, 4–8 & 10–11